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Why public deliberation is a useful tool for policymakers
Catherine Taylor shares lessons on gauging citizens’ opinions at a two-day workshop As a nation, we conduct extensive opinion polling. Polling by government departments and organisations, such as YouGov and the National Centre for Social Research, provides a rich...
What government risks getting wrong about AI adoption
Michael Padfield says the Civil Service must undertake transformation, not passively undergo it A friend turning up to court with an AI assistant instead of a lawyer; a father trusting a chatbot over his family doctor; a mother confiding to an algorithm, not a...
The future of warfare
Sir Rich Knighton, Chief of the Defence Staff, on the next-generation battlefields The way humans fight has changed dramatically through history, driven by emerging new technology and war itself. With the rate of change in technology now faster than at any other time...
Resilience in an era of systemic shock
Rosehanna Chowdhury explains how and why the UK should build a whole-of-society response As a member of the COBR operations team in the Cabinet Office early in my civil service career, I got a taste of why it’s important to be resilient in the modern world. Two...